Breakfast for Goblins and Ghouls

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Tonight we bottled our beer from our U-Brew Class–very excited to see how it turned out! I’ll have to share a post (although it will be all Instagram pictures) of our experience learning from Portland U-Brew in Sellwood.***UPDATE: Portland U-Brew Post

Still perfecting this whole “schedule” thing with my life. This recipe is seriously throwback though (so sorry about the blown out picture). These mini frittatas were a staple when I was gluten AND dairy a year or so ago. I played with making these in muffin tins (what’s pictured below), ramekins and casserole dishes (obviously not minis then). Check out this super flexible recipe from ye olden blog times after the jump!

Mini Frittatas

Eggs every single day can get kind of…boring. Once you’ve had them fried, boiled, and scrambled–you should try them baked! These little frittatas (recipe from Wholefoodsmarket) are absolutely scrumptious, with or without the brie cheese that’s called for.

Ingredients

6 slices nitrate-/nitrite-free bacon (I used turkey bacon)

1/2 cup onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

6-10 ounces fresh baby spinach, chopped

4 large whole eggs

5 large egg whites

1/3 cup milk (I used almond milk)

1 teaspoon non-aluminum baking powder

Sea salt, to taste

Ground pepper, to taste

1/2 cup chopped Brie, rind removed

Method

Preheat your oven to 375°F. Oil a 12-cup muffin pan with coconut oil to prevent sticking. Heat a sauté pan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until browned and crisp. Set aside on paper towels. Drain drippings from pan. Add onions and garlic to same pan. Cook 3 minutes over medium heat, until soft. Add spinach. Cook 2 minutes, until wilted. Add a little water if the pan is too dry. Crumble bacon and mix in with spinach. Set aside.In a separate bowl, whisk eggs and whites with milk, baking powder, salt and pepper. Stir in spinach mixture and cheese. Divide egg mixture evenly between muffin cups. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown and firm to the touch.Other lovely add-on possibilities include: jalapeños, poblano peppers, french sorrel, mushrooms, and others!

I love baking things in muffin tins! I sometimes bake frittatas in my heart shaped whoopie pie tin and they turn out super duper cute! Meatloaf in muffin tins is awesome too! Can’t wait to run and eat food with you again once I am back on the West Side!

4 days agoby TheSpicyBeeLet’s pause for a moment as I would like to call out my main squeeze Ktams for really going above and beyond recently. *** A few weeks ago our fridge bit the big one at the young age of 4 yrs old. Distraught, we salvaged what we could from the fridge and began the stress inducing process of deciding whether we spend the money on a repair person coming out (that we had deduced would cost nearly as much as replacing the fridge) or coming up with about 1.5K to replace it. He came up with an option C which